Vacant Unit Project

Falmouth BID has spearheaded a project aimed at transforming vacant retail sites throughout the town. 1 Market Strand was a collaboration between Falmouth BID and Falmouth Art Gallery, the Woolworths site between BID and Falmouth Town Council:

1 Market Strand

Woolworths

Threshers

Ponsharden BID has also capitalised on opportunities to revamp other disused sites/vacant land as is evident at the recently transformed Ponsharden site:

Threadbare BID worked with the landlord and commercial agent to complete the fifth vacant unit revamp in December 2010, this time in Killigrew Street.

Leavy Herbs The latest unit to be revamp was the ‘Leavy Herbs’ site in May 2011, the sixth such site in the past 10 months...

Bon Marche BID worked with the landlord and commercial agent once again to complete the seventh site in December 2012.

The Falmouth Business Improvement District (BID) is a not-for-profit company responsible for delivering a number of innovative projects that aim to improve the trading environment of Falmouth. It is business-led, with over 400 businesses being part of it, following extensive consultation, ballot and overwhelming ‘yes’ vote. Numerous initiatives have been delivered for the benefit of businesses and the area – destination marketing, new events and festivals, PR campaign, public realm improvements and business training programmes. The successful BID model has been adopted by more and more UK towns and cities with the number of BIDs standing at over 150.

Successful Falmouth BID initiatives that have taken place: * Free car-parking initiative highlighted as best practice project by British BIDs in 2012 * Marketing and branding project highlighted as best practice by the British Retail Consortium in 2012: ‘a good example of how branding has engendered a real sense of place’ * Falmouth came runner up in the Academy of Urbanism Great Town UK & Ireland due to their outstanding example of proactive Town Team, marketing, events and proactive spirit * Ongoing parliament lobbying and liaison with Portas High Street Review For more information about the Falmouth BID visit www.falmouth.co.uk/media